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AI chipmaker Cerebras announces CFIUS clearance, a key step toward IPO
Toronto , Canada – 20 June 2024; Andrew Feldman, co-founder and CEO of Cerebras Systems, speaks at the Collision conference in Toronto on June 20, 2024. Ramsey Cardy | Sportsfile | Collision | Getty Images Artificial intelligence chip developer Cerebras said Monday that it has obtained clearance from a U.S. committee to sell shares to […]
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Intel announces three board members will retire following CEO shake-up
A sign is posted in front of Intel headquarters in Santa Clara, California, on Aug. 1, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty Images Three members of Intel’s board of directors will not stand for reelection in May, the company said in a filing on Thursday. Omar Ishrak, former CEO of Medtronic; Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, […]
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Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger jumps to venture capital, joins Playground Global
From left, Playground Global partners Peter Barrett, Pat Gelsinger, Jory Bell, Bruce Leak and Ben Kim. Playground Global After a tumultuous four years running Intel, Pat Gelsinger is going into venture capital. Gelsinger, who was ousted by the chipmaker in December, has joined Playground Global as a general partner. Started in 2015 by a group […]
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U.S. blacklists over 50 Chinese companies in bid to curb Beijing’s AI, chip capabilities
William_potter | Istock | Getty Images The U.S. on Tuesday added dozens of Chinese tech companies to its export blacklist in its first such effort under the Donald Trump administration, as it doubles down on curtailing Beijing’s artificial intelligence and advanced computing capabilities. The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security added 80 […]
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Why startups and tech giants are racing to build a practical quantum computer
Technology giants Amazon, IBM, Google, Intel and Microsoft are all working on quantum technology, as are various other companies like Rigetti, IonQ, Quantum Computing Inc. and D-Wave Quantum Inc. The latest entrant into the space is Nvidia, with CEO Jensen Huang announcing in March that the company will build a quantum computing research center in […]
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AMD’s Lisa Su has already vanquished Intel. Now she’s going after Nvidia
Lisa Su, CEO of AMD, attends the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Summit at the Grand Palais in Paris, France, Feb. 10, 2025. Benoit Tessier | Reuters When Lisa Su became CEO of Advanced Micro Devices in late 2014, the company was in dire straits and on the brink of potential bankruptcy. In its core market, […]
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SoftBank to acquire chip designer Ampere in $6.5 billion deal
The logo of Japanese company SoftBank Group is seen outside the company’s headquarters in Tokyo on January 22, 2025. Kazuhiro Nogi | Afp | Getty Images SoftBank Group said Wednesday that it will acquire Ampere Computing, a startup that designed an Arm-based server chip, for $6.5 billion. The company expects the deal to close in […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Boeing, Nvidia, Autodesk, Gilead Sciences and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Autodesk — Shares of the design software maker rose nearly 4% after Starboard Value said it is preparing to wage a proxy fight and intends to nominate a minority slate of director candidates ahead of the company’s upcoming annual meeting. MicroStrategy — The company, which is now going […]
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Samsung CEO says company will pursue deals as it struggles for growth
Han Jong-hee, co-chief executive officer of Samsung Electronics Co., speaks at the company’s annual general meeting at the Suwon Convention Center in Suwon, South Korea, on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it is looking at major deals to drive growth as it faced tough questions from shareholders after its failure to […]
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Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Intel, Tesla, Affirm, Robinhood and more
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Affirm — The buy now, pay later company saw shares tumble 10% after CNBC reported that Swedish fintech firm Klarna will replace Affirm as the exclusive provider of such loans for Walmart . Klarna, which just disclosed its intention to go public in the U.S., will […]
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